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On the move: KPMG elects next Americas chair

Accounting Today

FLORIDA The Florida Institute of CPAs announced its annual Women to Watch Awards on June 12 during its MEGA 2025 event, presenting the Experienced Leader award to Kristen Brand, office managing partner of Baker Tilly in Tampa, and Emerging Leader honor to Alex Welsh, senior manager of service delivery operations at A-LIGN. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Friday Footnotes: Is AI Actually Improving Audits?; Activists Try to Save Direct File | 7.18.25

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Here they are: Top Remote Tax and Accounting Candidates of the Week | July 17, 2025 Firm Watch Doeren Mayhew expands to lakeshore market in deal for Grand Haven CPA firm [ Crain’s ] The Troy-based Doeren Mayhew closed last month on the acquisition of Draper Bialik & Co.

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How the Accounting Community is Rallying Around Victims of Hurricane Helene

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Florida Institute of CPAs FICPA hosted a webinar on Oct. 3 that was attended by members from the Georgia Society of CPAs, North Carolina Association of CPAs, South Carolina Association of CPAs, Tennessee Society of CPAs, and the Virginia Society of CPAs on disaster recovery.

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Massachusetts CPAs see clients moving for lower taxes

Accounting Today

States including Florida, New Hampshire, Texas and South Carolina are the main ones attracting clients due to their tax-friendly policies.

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State CPA Society News & Updates – Aug. 2024

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David Morgan, CPA/PFS – 2024 TSCPApex Lifetime Achievement Award LBMC – Brentwood, Tennessee Doug Warren, CPA, CFF, CFE, CGMA – 2024 TSCPApex Lifetime Achievement Award WarrenJackson CPAs – Madisonville, Tennessee Impact Award The Impact Award acknowledges a TSCPA member who has distinguished him or herself in philanthropic activities.

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State CPA Society News and Updates – Oct. 2024

CPA Practice

The Greater Washington Society of CPAs (GWSCPA) recently announced its list of board members and nominations for the 2024/2025 year. Omid Mohebbi, CPA Audit Manager GRF CPAs & Advisors Omid Mohebbi, CPA, is a Manager with GRF CPAs & Advisors and specializes in audits of nonprofit organizations and employee benefit plans.

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150 Hour Rule: Let’s Keep Arguing About What Color the Drapes Should Be While the House is Burning Down

Going Concern

Apparently South Carolina has joined them. Here’s Bob Cedergren, chair of the Minnesota Society of CPAs: “The Deloittes and PwCs of the world have the masses, they have offices everywhere and the ability to draw on overseas talent,” he said. “We We needed to take some action.”